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Beth Steinhorn
From Workshop to Workin’ It: One Colleague’s Strategic Planning Journey
There is nothing more inspiring and energizing than hearing firsthand how a workshop or tool or webinar equipped...
The Power of Citywide Engagement – Learning Opportunities
Six years ago this month, I was awakened in the middle of a rainy night by my husband’s phone exploding with texts. He...
Beyond Retention: How to get better data to inform your volunteer engagement strategy
“How do I know if my volunteer engagement strategies are working? I keep looking at our retention numbers and I don’t understand why some people stay with us and why some don’t.” This was my first conversation with Hannah, a volunteer program manager at a local nonprofit addressing food insecurity.
Lessons from the Road
Last month and for the third year in a row, I completed a series of 10 business trips in 10 weeks (#10TripsIn10Weeks)....
Reinvent the Wheel or Develop Something New?
To Reinvent the Wheel – or to Develop Something Totally New? That is the question. These days, when someone asks a...
X, Y, and Introducing Generation Z!
Many different things can indicate “coming of age” … but when it comes to a generation as a whole, one factor could...
Dear VQ… I want to be an Executive Director
A few days ago, I received an intriguing message from a volunteer manager who had been in one of my conference...
Power of the Personal Ask
One of the top challenges expressed by volunteer engagement professionals is recruitment – whether finding the right...